Telemedicine: an imperative concept during COVID-19 pandemic in Africa Comment

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作者：

David, Kenneth Bitrus ^{[1
]}

Solomon, Joan Kuyet ^{[1
]}

Yunusa, Ismaeel ^{[2
,3
]}

Lawal, Basira Kankia ^{[1
]}

Marshal, Cephas Stanley ^{[1
]}

Okereke, Melody ^{[4
]}

Ozuluoha, Cynthia Chioma ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Kaduna State Univ, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Kaduna, Nigeria

[2] Harvard Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA USA

[3] Univ South Carolina, Coll Pharm, Dept Clin Pharm & Outcomes Sci, Columbia, SC 29208 USA

[4] Univ Ilorin, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Ilorin, Nigeria

[5] Univ Uyo, Fac Pharm, Uyo, Nigeria

来源：

PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2020年 / 35卷

关键词：

COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; pandemic; telemedicine; Africa;

D O I：

10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.129.25281

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

With social distancing being a key preventative measure of COVID-19, proper provision of healthcare services becomes a challenge as healthcare professionals are concerned about the risk of potential infection. Telemedicine, a practice that uses telecommunication networks for the delivery of healthcare services and medical education, has been adopted by several countries and has shown to provide positive outcomes. This concept is poorly practiced in African Countries compared to other countries of the world. This paper reiterates the need for the expansion of telemedical systems in Africa for the dual goals of COVID-19 prevention and provision of quality healthcare services to people.

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